New pay structure for police officers
What you need to know:
- The changes have also seen nine women climb to the top echelons of the service and could therefore be poised to take over from Ms Grace Syombua Kaindi, recently dismissed as Deputy Inspector-General.
- The National Police Service Commission has also concluded the vetting of more than 2,000 senior officers.
- The Johnston Kavuludi-led commission has said the results will be released in not more than two weeks.
A salary structure that introduces grades for junior and senior police officers has been developed by the service.
The grades, seen by the Nation, are part of several changes introduced in the police service.
The changes have also seen nine women climb to the top echelons of the service and could therefore be poised to take over from Ms Grace Syombua Kaindi, recently dismissed as Deputy Inspector-General.
The National Police Service Commission has also concluded the vetting of more than 2,000 senior officers.
The Johnston Kavuludi-led commission has said the results will be released in not more than two weeks.
According to the new salary structure, a constable will be entitled to a monthly basic pay of Sh32,880.
Officers in this category will be fresh graduates from various police training schools.
Next in rank is a corporal who is entitled to a monthly salary of Sh42,660 while sergeants, who are in pay grade three, will be taking home Sh45,540.
GENDER BALANCE
Senior sergeants have been placed in pay grade four with a salary of Sh50,220 every month.
An inspector of police is getting a basic salary of Sh53,820.
A chief inspector is at pay grade six and will be earning a monthly salary of Sh59,220 while an assistant superintendent of police will be going home with Sh70,530.
The structure places a superintendent at pay grade eight with a monthly salary of Sh73,020 while a senior superintendent gets Sh85,890.
A commissioner of police, at pay grade 10 will earn a monthly salary of Sh130,590 while an assistant inspector-general of police will get Sh187,890.
A senior assistant inspector-general, who is the most senior before the deputy inspector general and the inspector general of police will be getting Sh274,890 every month.
The recent promotions in the force have placed nine women at the most likely positions to replace Ms Kaindi.
They are the only ones at the top of the service.
The women are drawn from the office of the inspector-general of police, Kenya Police Service and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations.
Although the position is open to both men and women, gender balance at the top will be in question in the event that Mrs Kaindi is succeeded by a man.
Of the nine contenders, five are in the rank of assistant inspector-general while the remaining four are commissioners.
